Videos and animations

3-D Brain Maturation Video – A time-lapse 3-D movie that compresses 15 years of human brain maturation, ages 5 to 20, into seconds. It shows gray matter — the working tissue of the brain’s cortex — diminishing in a back-to-front wave, likely reflecting the pruning of unused neuronal connections during the teen years. http://www.nimh.nih.gov/press/prbrainmaturing.mpeg

Classroom Curricula and Activities

My Brain, My Body is a series of interactive lessons on alcohol and its effects on the brain, the heart, the liver, and society as a whole. This educational tool is developed in accordance with the three-tiered science inquiry model. http://www.mybrainmybody.com/